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bunting

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[ buhn-ting ]

noun

  1. a coarse, open fabric of worsted or cotton for flags, signals, etc.
  2. patriotic and festive decorations made from such cloth, or from paper, usually in the form of draperies, wide streamers, etc., in the colors of the national flag.
  3. flags, especially a vessel's flags, collectively.


bunting

2

[ buhn-ting ]

noun

  1. any of several small, chiefly seed-eating birds of the genera Emberiza, Passerina, and Plectrophenax.

bunting

3

[ buhn-ting ]

noun

  1. a hooded sleeping garment for infants.

Bunting

1

/ ˈʌԳɪŋ /

noun

  1. BuntingBasil19001985MBritishWRITING: poet Basil . 1900–85, British poet, author of Briggflatts (1966)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

bunting

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/ ˈʌԳɪŋ /

noun

  1. a coarse, loosely woven cotton fabric used for flags, etc
  2. decorative flags, pennants, and streamers
  3. flags collectively, esp those of a boat
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

bunting

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/ ˈʌԳɪŋ /

noun

  1. any of numerous seed-eating songbirds of the families Fringillidae (finches, etc) or Emberizidae , esp those of the genera Emberiza of the Old World and Passerina of North America. They all have short stout bills
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of bunting1

First recorded in 1735–45; origin uncertain; perhaps originally “cloth for sifting,” hence the verb bunt “to sift,” from Middle English bonten + -ing 1

Origin of bunting2

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English bunting, bounting, buntyle; further origin unknown

Origin of bunting3

First recorded in 1920–25; special use of bunting 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of bunting1

C18: of unknown origin

Origin of bunting2

C13: of unknown origin
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He will have had the bunting out, and the champagne too, and deservedly so.

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In the field, the Yankees also could try to stress Freeman in a way the Padres and New York Mets didn’t, by bunting to him and forcing him to be more involved defensively.

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"There's no flags to be got, there's no bunting anywhere you're going to look for merchandise is sold out so that tells it's own story."

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That means bunting when the situation calls for it.

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It might have begun with Youtube user Quincey11, external and his mates in front of the fruit machine and bar bunting of their local.

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